Customizing the UIScrollBar component

You can transform a UIScrollBar component horizontally and vertically while authoring and at runtime. However, a vertical UIScrollBar does not allow you to modify the width, and a horizontal UIScrollBar does not allow you to modify the height. While authoring, select the component on the Stage and use the Free Transform tool or any of the Modify > Transform commands. At runtime, use the setSize() method (see UIObject.setSize()) or any applicable properties and methods of the UIScrollBar class.

NOTE

If you use the UIObject.setSize() method, you can change only the height or the width of the instance, depending on whether the instance is a horizontal or a vertical scroll bar. Therefore the setSize() method ignores either the height or the width parameter.

Note, however, that with the Halo theme, the width of a vertically oriented scroll bar must be 16 pixels, and the height of a horizontally oriented scroll bar must also be 16 pixels. These dimensions are determined strictly by the current theme used with the scroll bar. Only the dimension of a scroll bar that corresponds to its length can be changed.

You can customize the appearance of a UIScrollBar instance by using styles and skins.

Customizing the UIScrollBar component

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